Robinson v. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

MAJORITY OPINION

BRADY G. ELLIOTT, Judge (Assigned).

This suit involves the mishandling of the remains of a deceased. Appellant, Helen Robinson (“Robinson”), appeals an order granting the plea to the jurisdiction of appellee, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (“UTMB”), wherein the trial court concluded that Robinson’s claims sound in contract, not tort; consent for suit was not obtained, and thus, UTMB retains sovereign immunity from suit; and Robinson did not avail herself of her administrative remedies prior to suit, thus, preventing her from prosecuting her suit against…